Ten Flames

Chapter 2: A spark of red, A glass wall and the Invisible silver lining

A clear sky is ignored, taken for granted as peacefully it holds away the elements and protects those on the Earth... but as the sky turns dark and creates havoc the people that the sky had always protected cannot help but fear and despise...

It was tragic really - how one could be act as a perfect human being for ninety-nine days yet will only be remembered by others for the one other day they showed weakness.

The door opened to show all ten flames just flickering at the edges of the room. There was no flash of light, no choir music, no moment of silent revelation- it was kind of anti-climatic to the over imaginative child's imagination. Tsuna stepped or well crawled in to the room in amazement. He took much time to go to each individual flame to soak up their beautiful appearance, how they danced in the non-existent wind and how they seemed to react the closer he moved toward them as if alive. The brunette cooed and gurgled in excitement, acting like the child he was. He could feel the power and the promise of its capabilities in each one.

The moment the little brunette reached out to focus his will toward a flame, one the color of pure orange, it began to glow brighter than before, it's color deepened in intensity, flickering wildly as a small orange chain appeared connecting the boy and the flame. As if like dominoes each flame in turn seemed to copy the action until ten colored chains from the ten different flames were in contact with the small figure. The chains were small and delicate, no bigger than Tsuna's pinky but there was also strength in its hold.

Wonderment filled his large brown eyes and he giggled in joy. The sudden laughter caused the chains surrounding him to almost vibrate as his overall giddiness was reflected.

"Tsu-kun?"

A calm voice cut the scene like a warm knife on butter. And suddenly it was black.

Having finished cooking dinner Nana smiled cheerily at her oldest son who was babbling non-stop on God knows but she didn't mind, her Yasu-chan was simply adorable. Humming to herself she set the plates of food out and began settling herself down. As she began to eat the air-headed brunette noticed the silence of the small blonde looking at her with curiosity in his blue eyes.

"Where Tsu?"

The question caused the woman to stiffen in a mix of shock and guilt. 'How could I for even one second forget my other child?!' She inwardly cried 'What sort of mother am I?'

Nana hated how she found herself neglecting Tsuna, she really did but for some reason she would always go to her eldest first and her youngest as an afterthought. The young quiet child always seemed to fade into the shadows while the other was like a bubbly ray of light demanding attention toward him. Away from the shadowed child.

Slowly forcing away those thoughts Nana forced on another of her wide cheery smiles as she stood up to fetch her forgotten child not that the blonde child really noticed as he went back to focus on his meal.

When she was about to enter the small two year old's room Nana hesitated slightly. Maybe it was the guilt or some other feeling that was holding her back but again she brushed it away. Ever so slightly she opened the door a crack softly knocking out of formal politeness, she didn't know why she was acting like the boy, her son was a guest but in a way their relationship felt to... distanced to act like the way they should.

"Tsu-kun?"

A soft thump could be heard and the mother of the child flung the door open slightly worried at what the sound was. Her hazel eyes only saw a small child with brown gravity defying hair sleeping soundly on the ground. From the messy bed the woman could only assume the boy had merely fell off his soft bed whilst sleeping off his exhaustion from his unusual behavior as of late. With a small smile she crouched down toward her son that layer curled in adorable ball and gently shook him awake.